Best Elementary Schools in Massachusetts

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAS Next Generation test scores by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 916)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
250372000510	591	Clarksburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	777 West Cross Road	Clarksburg	01247	Berkshire County	Clarksburg	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 663-8735	208	17	12.5		197 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	$17,102			$878			$16,224	35.9	37.4	588	3
250993001590	592	Elizabeth G Lyons Elementary	Public	K-5	60 Vesey Rd	Randolph	02368	Norfolk County	Randolph	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 961-6252	261	25	10.5		49 (18.8%)	113 (43.3%)	41 (15.7%)	40 (15.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	16 (6.1%)	$19,572			$1,342			$18,231	35.5	36.6	597	5
250498000716	593	Charlotte A Dunning	Public	K-5	48 Frost Street	Framingham	01701	Middlesex County	Framingham	No	No	No	No	(508) 626-9155	436	33	13.1		210 (48.2%)	25 (5.7%)	142 (32.6%)	34 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	$21,469			$1,230			$20,239	35.4	41.5	550	43
250972001541	594	Hedge	Public	K-5	258 Standish Avenue	Plymouth	02360	Plymouth County	Plymouth	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 830-4340	218	23	9.5		100 (45.9%)	12 (5.5%)	88 (40.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.8%)	$20,085			$1,975			$18,111	35.3	34	629	35
251263002606	595	Paper Mill	Public	K-4	148 Paper Mill Rd	Westfield	01085	Hampden County	Westfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 572-6519	316	28	11.2		207 (65.5%)	6 (1.9%)	71 (22.5%)	8 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.6%)	$13,970			$1,259			$12,711	35.3	38.6	579	16
251206001989	596	Wareham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	63 Minot Avenue	Wareham	02571	Plymouth County	Wareham	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 291-3530	933	74	12.5		694 (74.4%)	56 (6.0%)	78 (8.4%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (9.8%)	$20,045			$963			$19,082	35.3	34.1	627	31
250528002956	597	East Veterans Elementary School	Public	K-5	11 Webster Street	Gloucester	01930	Essex County	Gloucester	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(978) 281-9820	450	44	10.2		298 (66.2%)	12 (2.7%)	101 (22.4%)	13 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)								35.1			(n/a)
250909001469	598	Edgartown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	35 Robinson Road	Edgartown	02539	Dukes County	Edgartown	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 627-3316	386	46	8.3		238 (61.7%)	18 (4.7%)	103 (26.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	$28,252			$08			$28,244	35	35.8	608	10
251323002566	599	Jacob Hiatt Magnet	Public	PK, KG-6	772 Main Street	Worcester	01610	Worcester County	Worcester	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 799-3601	381	29	13		53 (13.9%)	120 (31.5%)	176 (46.2%)	17 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	$15,116			$1,383			$13,733	34.9	30.8	647	48
250702001044	600	Pawtucketville Memorial	Public	PK, KG-4	425 West Meadow Road	Lowell	01854	Middlesex County	Lowell	No	No	No	Yes	(978) 937-7667	452	33	13.6		136 (30.1%)	37 (8.2%)	141 (31.2%)	113 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	$16,734			$1,473			$15,261	34.7	38.9	575	25

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts, MCAS Next Generation Mathematics, MCAS Next Generation Science test scores released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 25, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.